EP 0616951 B1 19970528 - Tamper indicating package
Title (en)
Tamper indicating package
Title (de)
Originalitätsverpackung
Title (fr)
Emballage à témoin de spoliation
Publication
Application
Priority
US 3815293 A 19930326
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0616951A1] A tamper indicating package comprising a container (30) having a neck (31) with a threaded finish (31a), an annular bead (37) on the neck, a plastic closure (32) which includes a base wall (33) and a depending peripheral skirt (34) having threads (32a) interengaging the threads (31a) of the container, and a tamper indicating band (35) attached to the skirt by a plurality of weakened portions defining a line of severing (36). An annular flange (40) extends axially upwardly and inwardly from the tamper indicating band toward the base wall (33) of the closure (32) and comprises a first continuous annular flange portion (42) connected to the band by a hinge portion (41) and a second portion (43). The second portion (43) comprises a plurality of segment portions extending upwardly and inwardly from the first continuous portion with the free ends of the segment portions engaging beneath the bead (37) on the container (30) when the closure (32) is threaded onto the container. The flange (40) is bent intermediate its ends so that the second portion (43) extends inwardly at a greater angle than the first continuous flange portion (42). The segments (43) are separated by narrow slits (S) such that when the closure (32) is fully applied on a container (30), and the closure (32) is rotated to remove the closure, the free ends of the adjacent segment portions (43) engage a bead (37) on the container (30) and are moved radially inwardly and the sides of the slits (S) adjacent the free ends contact one another in an interfering manner to inhibit reversal of the segment portions and enhance resistance to removal. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B29C 57/00 (2006.01); B29C 69/02 (2006.01); B65D 41/34 (2006.01); C04B 18/08 (2006.01); B29C 43/00 (2006.01); B29C 43/18 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B29C 53/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B29C 57/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 69/02 (2013.01 - EP US); B65D 41/3428 (2013.01 - EP US); C04B 18/085 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 43/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 43/18 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 45/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B29C 53/02 (2013.01 - EP US); B29L 2031/565 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02W 30/91 (2015.05 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0616951 A1 19940928; EP 0616951 B1 19970528; AT E153622 T1 19970615; AU 5775594 A 19940929; AU 676530 B2 19970313; BR 9401294 A 19951024; CA 2110848 A1 19940927; CA 2110848 C 20030121; DE 69403371 D1 19970703; DE 69403371 T2 19970918; DK 0616951 T3 19970707; EC SP941060 A 19940916; ES 2101440 T3 19970701; GR 3024555 T3 19971231; JP 2593407 B2 19970326; JP H06321244 A 19941122; US 5443171 A 19950822; US 5690882 A 19971125; ZA 942042 B 19941027
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 94301811 A 19940315; AT 94301811 T 19940315; AU 5775594 A 19940311; BR 9401294 A 19940325; CA 2110848 A 19931207; DE 69403371 T 19940315; DK 94301811 T 19940315; EC SP941060 A 19940323; ES 94301811 T 19940315; GR 970402194 T 19970827; JP 7775394 A 19940325; US 3815293 A 19930326; US 48609495 A 19950607; ZA 942042 A 19940323